1919
4270
TELEGRAM TO THE COMMANDER OF THE CASPIAN 
MILITARY FLOTILLA
Astrakhan
June 19, 1919

The Defense Council agrees to the transfer of the steamships "Philosopher Plato" and "Petronius" to the Caspian flotilla, proposes to use them for the defense of Tsaritsyn, in accordance with the request of the Revolutionary Military Council of the Southern Front, and only in the event that there are sufficient defense resources on the part of the river under Tsaritsyn — use them on the Caspian.

Lenin

*Printed from a typewritten copy.*

29229
NOTE BY DIRECT WIRE TO THE PEOPLE'S COMMISSARIAT 
OF FOOD SUPPLIES OF CRIMEA
Simferopol
June 20, 1919

In connection with the grave food situation in Great Russia, the enormous shortage of provisions for feeding children, especially the sick, I propose that all fruit preserves available in Crimea, as well as cheese, be sent exclusively for the nutrition of sick children in the north of Great Russia to the address of the People's Commissariat of Food Supplies. Report urgently on further developments.

Chairman of the Defense Council
Lenin

People's Commissariat of Food Supplies
Tsyurupa

*Printed from the original signed by V. I. Lenin and A. D. Tsyurupa.*

12 LENIN COLLECTION XXXIV

LENIN COLLECTION

14786
DRAFT RESOLUTION OF THE DEFENSE COUNCIL*
June 21, 1919

In the recent battles with the Kolchak bandit gangs, our Fifth, Second, and Turkestan armies displayed exceptional courage and energy. Having decisively defeated the enemy and pursuing him with vigorous and relentless pressure, these armies occupied a number of particularly important strategic points and cities. In recognition of the especially outstanding courage of the Red Army soldiers and command staff of these armies and in reward for their especially valuable services to the Revolution,

the Defense Council has resolved:

1. To express special thanks to the Red Army soldiers and command staff of the Fifth, Second, and Turkestan armies.

2. In view of the fact that in their irresistible drive forward the units advanced far from their supply organs and the Red Army soldiers and commanders were forced to procure provisions at their own expense — to award all units of these armies that participated in the battles with monetary compensation:

a) combat personnel — in the amount of one month's pay,
b) non-combat personnel — in the amount of half a month's pay.

Chairman of the Defense Council
V. Ulyanov (Lenin)

24562
TELEGRAM TO THE CHIEF OF SUPPLIES OF THE EASTERN FRONT
Samara
June 21, 1919

The separation of supply for the southern group of the Eastern Front into an independent unit, given the existence of a unified front, is recognized as impermissible, as it will result in the loss of the possibility of

* Printed from the original signed by V. I. Lenin. The draft resolution was approved by the Defense Council on June 25, 1919 (Protocol of the Defense Council No. 50, item 6).